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MacAttack · 04-06-2010, 02:51 PM

I don't know.

It was back in 66', riding in Mark Downing's AC Cobra on PCH. He had a F*%d dealership in HB at the time and being friends with my dad, who'd just ordered a Shelby GT-350, he got Mark to give me a spin in his Side-Oiler.

I have no idea how fast we went, but when I last looked at the speedo as he was shifting out of 3rd - it was over 120. When we got back to Beach (called Hwy 39 back then) & Main my dad was laughing his a$$ off, because his 15 year old son had that 'Oh S&@t!' look on his face.

Mark's dog was awful nice about it too.....

Scottshotrods · 04-06-2010, 02:57 PM

218mph on a top fuel harley drag bike when I use to race the circuit 92-93-94-95
no more racing, but still have the bike.
Justin
www.scottshotrods.com

BIG CTY · 04-06-2010, 03:17 PM

196, on my old 2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa. Never again.

EDIT: I guess I should name a CAR too. I had a 96 LT4 Corvette, bone stock. Took that to 162 running a 300zx TT once.

steverino66 · 04-06-2010, 03:58 PM

This is a fun thread-
Got to go 160 between stop signs riding in a red Lamborghini Countach about 25 years ago - driver said he drove like that a lot - the cops knew he could afford the tickets.
As a youngster in the Air Force, I was a jet mechanic (glorified gas pump jockey and tire changer, more like) and I got to ride in the back seat of an F-105G Thunderchief over the CA desert for an hour - twisted 270 degrees and down for a simulated bomb run at about 400mph and pulled 1.7 g's - that's a rush (the wiseass pilot actually said "usually we go a lot faster and lower…"). I did NOT fill the barf bag, but came close.

Real_McCoy · 04-06-2010, 06:57 PM

When stationed at Ramstein AFB, Germany, my buddy and I took another friends VW Curato to over 120 MPH on the Autobahn.

In the states, I took my 79 Mercury Capri to 105 MPH racing a friend in his 72 Nova. I was pegged on the Speedo, but had more to give. Buddy told me that was was what his speedo was reading. That was plenty fast for that car. I broke my water pump. That sucked.

javadoc · 04-06-2010, 10:27 PM

... maybe 75 in my '64 C10.

**Stocker** · 04-07-2010, 12:07 AM

About 135 in the Mojave desert in 1968 -- had the '65 Corvette redlined at 6500 rpm.

jb1016 · 04-07-2010, 12:19 AM

70 mph. What? That's the speed limit!

Well, I'm glad to see there are some other VWs mentioned here. In my old V6/5speed Passat I would get up to 110+ every so often...the speed wasn't impressive, but the calmness of it...like Russ said, if felt like it could have gone all the way to California like that.

Oh, and by the way, you airplane guys win!

Tater · 04-07-2010, 01:18 AM

Somewhere around 120 for me.that's just a guess,when I went over 100 I did'nt take my eyes off the road

**oldiron** · 04-07-2010, 01:31 AM

183 mph in a 1/4 mile in a 21 foot pickle fork drag boat with a blown big block chev in 1977. Had to quit racing due to high laundry bill.
In a car 122 mph in a 1/4 in my 56 chev.

Tx Firefighter · 04-07-2010, 06:58 AM

Another board I frequent had a similar thread. Everyone was offering their stories until one guy stepped up with some crazy number that put everyone else in awe. Turns out the guy is literally an astronaut and flies the space shuttle. He won the contest by a wide margin.

68C15 · 04-07-2010, 07:01 AM

not many domestic cars mentioned so I might as well throw mine in. 1991 I built a 406 for my 77 Impala with a 2.14:1 gear. after 3 TH350s went south I swapped in a Saginaw 4 speed. ~75 MPH in 1st gear.
I got clocked at 163 by the local PD and I was in the bottom of 4th.

in 1999 I had my 80 K20 up to a calculated 140 on Il's Tri-State Tollway.

2 weeks ago I had my 89 Civic up to 78.

do you all see the progression here?

Restrorob · 04-07-2010, 07:01 AM

Buried the 160 speedo in my 70 Formula Firebird with a 455 HO back in 82 across a two mile long bay bridge, Nothing more than five over the limit anymore.....

msgross · 04-07-2010, 07:14 AM

135mph in a 93 Vette (in 93) and a Taurus SHO....

200+ in my hawk at 50ft off the trees

Keith Seymore · 04-07-2010, 08:24 AM

138 mph.

It was when the IROC Z28 first came out; there was one sitting at work so me and another guy snuck off with it and went out to the test track.

Made a blast in one direction and got up around 135 or so (I think). We were putzing back in the other direction and thought "heck, may as well go for it". Actually hit the higher 138 on the way back, even with the shorter run!

What's funny is that is faster than my race car (which goes 10 flat, 136 mph in the quarter).

K

Keith Seymore · 04-07-2010, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

It's not so much how fast you have ever gone, but more like how well was the vehicle equipped to handle that speed.

Many moons ago I did 105 mph in my Model A on Interstate 70. With that flat windshield it felt like 205! It still had plenty more in it... I didn't!

I used to think that was fast... then I moved to Colorado... Speed Limit is 75 mph, now I drive to work everyday with the cruise set on 82 mph, people passing me like I am an old man.

Wait... I am an old man.

LOL!

The fastest my original '31 Model A (restored) ever went was about 75 mph...

...but that was on the open trailer!!

I always pictured it back there, with it's little arms in the air, going "WWWHHHHEEEEEeeeeee!!!", like something from the CARS movie.

Hottrucks · 04-07-2010, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

LOL!

The fastest my original '31 Model A (restored) ever went was about 75 mph...

...but that was on the open trailer!!

I always pictured it back there, with it's little arms in the air, going "WWWHHHHEEEEEeeeeee!!!", like something from the CARS movie.

sorry it popped into my head

big_al_71 · 04-07-2010, 08:36 AM

I went 191 on my hayabusa with the gps on board since we know that speedometers are way off specially at high speeds. I did this on a 30 mile an hour roll to 9/10ths of a mile it is kind of racing we do in south florida.

longhorn396 · 04-07-2010, 08:54 AM

125 in a camaro with a 383 stroker. it still had 3/4 throttle

grinch4om · 04-07-2010, 09:50 AM

barring airplanes, 140+ on I-95 in Bangor Maine in a 1968 GTX, 440, auto my bud and I built.....

D-Rat · 04-07-2010, 10:07 AM

took my '00 LS1 Camaro up to about 120 once or twice. Was passenger in a '78 Z28 that buried the 130mph speedo back in the 80s.

I'm not big on going really fast. The idea of going to jail sucks.

67ChevyRedneck · 04-07-2010, 10:42 AM

I'm not much of a speed demon.

120 in WS6 TA and it had A LOT more left, but it wasn't my car.
98 in my Z71 (fuel cut off)
100+ in the 67, just to see if she could bust 100.
I don't think I've ever had my S-10 past 77/78 mph

swb85 · 04-07-2010, 10:45 AM

My camaro usually runs between 135-140 in the 1/4, that's as fast as I've been on 4 wheels. I took my old sport bike to ~150 once, but when I peeked down at the pavement and there weren't breaks between the painted lines anymore.....that was fast enough. Never did that again.

Short Circuit · 04-07-2010, 11:00 AM

Fastest I ever went in a car was 150mph in my wife's 99 Trans Am. On a bike was 185mph on a ZX10R. I would do 145mph on the back tire on that bike. It was crazy and scary and fun at the same time....mostly crazy. I don;t know how I kept from killing myself on that bike. I have a baby now and sold the bikes and have calmed down a lot.

TennesseeZ · 04-07-2010, 11:05 AM

About 163 in the passenger seat of a Nascar stocker at Charlotte Motor Speedway, inches off the wall, on one of those (3 lap) rides you can pay for.

Over 155 or so (speedo stopped at 145), in my IROC -Z playing with a new Vette on some freeway in Pennsylvania, 2001 or so.

Nowadays I ride at the limit or under.

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MacAttack 283 Drama Queen Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Surf City, CA Posts: 2,435	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? I don't know. It was back in 66', riding in Mark Downing's AC Cobra on PCH. He had a F*%d dealership in HB at the time and being friends with my dad, who'd just ordered a Shelby GT-350, he got Mark to give me a spin in his Side-Oiler. I have no idea how fast we went, but when I last looked at the speedo as he was shifting out of 3rd - it was over 120. When we got back to Beach (called Hwy 39 back then) & Main my dad was laughing his a$$ off, because his 15 year old son had that 'Oh S&@t!' look on his face. Mark's dog was awful nice about it too..... Attached Images __________________ For about 12 years of my adult life I had a severe speech impediment. My ex-wife never let me get a word in edgewise.

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Scottshotrods Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: oxnard ca Posts: 2,201	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? 218mph on a top fuel harley drag bike when I use to race the circuit 92-93-94-95 no more racing, but still have the bike. Justin www.scottshotrods.com

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BIG CTY Between the earth and the sky Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 822	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? 196, on my old 2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa. Never again. EDIT: I guess I should name a CAR too. I had a 96 LT4 Corvette, bone stock. Took that to 162 running a 300zx TT once. __________________ Chris - 1966 C10 Shortbed Fleetside, 1991 GMC Sierra 1500 Extended Cab, 1993 Blazer Sport 4x4 My other rides: 1969 Chevrolet Impala SS427 Convertible 1976 Dodge Tradesman B200 2002 Nissan Maxima 6 speed 2004 Mercedes Benz CL500 Last edited by BIG CTY; 04-07-2010 at 08:26 AM.

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steverino66 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: oklahoma Posts: 663	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? This is a fun thread- Got to go 160 between stop signs riding in a red Lamborghini Countach about 25 years ago - driver said he drove like that a lot - the cops knew he could afford the tickets. As a youngster in the Air Force, I was a jet mechanic (glorified gas pump jockey and tire changer, more like) and I got to ride in the back seat of an F-105G Thunderchief over the CA desert for an hour - twisted 270 degrees and down for a simulated bomb run at about 400mph and pulled 1.7 g's - that's a rush (the wiseass pilot actually said "usually we go a lot faster and lower…"). I did NOT fill the barf bag, but came close.

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Real_McCoy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: El Dorado, Kansas Posts: 198	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? When stationed at Ramstein AFB, Germany, my buddy and I took another friends VW Curato to over 120 MPH on the Autobahn. In the states, I took my 79 Mercury Capri to 105 MPH racing a friend in his 72 Nova. I was pegged on the Speedo, but had more to give. Buddy told me that was was what his speedo was reading. That was plenty fast for that car. I broke my water pump. That sucked. __________________ Daniel 66 Chevy C10 LWB Support our troops!

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javadoc Hey Watch this... Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 414	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? ... maybe 75 in my '64 C10. __________________ What have I gotten myself into now? 1964 Chevy Stepside - 383 hydraulic roller Vortec ... a work in progress 2000 Volvo V70R - 340awhp, 22psi, meth-injected of Porsche-eating fun. The grocery-getter on steroids

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Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,722	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? About 135 in the Mojave desert in 1968 -- had the '65 Corvette redlined at 6500 rpm. __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

04-07-2010, 01:18 AM	#34
Tater Cradle Robber Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lily Lake,Illinois Posts: 774	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? Somewhere around 120 for me.that's just a guess,when I went over 100 I did'nt take my eyes off the road __________________ "The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." Humphrey Bogart "Hippies.They're everywhere.They wanna save the earth,but all they do is smoke pot and smell bad."Eric Cartman "Think about how stupid the average person is,and realize half of them are stupider than that."George Carlin

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oldiron Designated Grumpy Old Man Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: arlington, washington usa Posts: 3,094	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? 183 mph in a 1/4 mile in a 21 foot pickle fork drag boat with a blown big block chev in 1977. Had to quit racing due to high laundry bill. In a car 122 mph in a 1/4 in my 56 chev. Attached Images __________________ Never let the truth get in the way of a good story 71 Chev 1/2 ton 4X4 LWB Fleetside SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=361222 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LgREwtDfaA 68 Chev 1 ton flat bed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bO8szzlD4A 56 Chev Handyman Wagon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y-6ddpBTkM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbLzZ7zY8wA 56 Chev Belair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=410667 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoW0Ei7ZNIg

04-07-2010, 06:58 AM	#36
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? Another board I frequent had a similar thread. Everyone was offering their stories until one guy stepped up with some crazy number that put everyone else in awe. Turns out the guy is literally an astronaut and flies the space shuttle. He won the contest by a wide margin. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

04-07-2010, 07:01 AM	#37
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? not many domestic cars mentioned so I might as well throw mine in. 1991 I built a 406 for my 77 Impala with a 2.14:1 gear. after 3 TH350s went south I swapped in a Saginaw 4 speed. ~75 MPH in 1st gear. I got clocked at 163 by the local PD and I was in the bottom of 4th. in 1999 I had my 80 K20 up to a calculated 140 on Il's Tri-State Tollway. 2 weeks ago I had my 89 Civic up to 78. do you all see the progression here?

04-07-2010, 07:01 AM	#38
Restrorob The One And Only !!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hole in the woods Florida Posts: 4,567	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? Buried the 160 speedo in my 70 Formula Firebird with a 455 HO back in 82 across a two mile long bay bridge, Nothing more than five over the limit anymore..... __________________ 93 Jeep XJ 88 Buick La Sabra Toys; 88 TA-GTA in the works.... 97 GMC Ext. Cab 502 Crate 5 Spd......Sucks Gas But Haulz Azz ! The primary function of an Engineer is to make it difficult for the Fabricator and impossible for the Mechanic. *"Why go out preserved when you can go out beat up, worn out, sliding in sideways screaming, Holy Sh!t What A Ride" !!!*

04-07-2010, 07:14 AM	#39
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? 135mph in a 93 Vette (in 93) and a Taurus SHO.... 200+ in my hawk at 50ft off the trees __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

04-07-2010, 08:24 AM	#40
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,226	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? 138 mph. It was when the IROC Z28 first came out; there was one sitting at work so me and another guy snuck off with it and went out to the test track. Made a blast in one direction and got up around 135 or so (I think). We were putzing back in the other direction and thought "heck, may as well go for it". Actually hit the higher 138 on the way back, even with the shorter run! What's funny is that is faster than my race car (which goes 10 flat, 136 mph in the quarter). K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 04-07-2010 at 08:25 AM.

04-07-2010, 08:36 AM	#43
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? I went 191 on my hayabusa with the gps on board since we know that speedometers are way off specially at high speeds. I did this on a 30 mile an hour roll to 9/10ths of a mile it is kind of racing we do in south florida. __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild



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04-07-2010, 08:54 AM	#44
longhorn396 S.D.M.F. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westport, In Posts: 639	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? 125 in a camaro with a 383 stroker. it still had 3/4 throttle __________________ 1969 Chevy Longhorn 396/400 3/4 ton. 1991 Chevy Camaro RS 305/700r4 1978 Honda XL175 and XL350(the evil twin) 2006 Kawasaki ZX-14r drag bike-best e.t. 9.4@145 mph without nitrous 1971 BSA Thunderbolt 650cc

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grinch4om dang its hot Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: frankfort kentucky Posts: 1,349	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? barring airplanes, 140+ on I-95 in Bangor Maine in a 1968 GTX, 440, auto my bud and I built.....

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D-Rat Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 226	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? took my '00 LS1 Camaro up to about 120 once or twice. Was passenger in a '78 Z28 that buried the 130mph speedo back in the 80s. I'm not big on going really fast. The idea of going to jail sucks. __________________ 1970 CST with a screaming 400 www.nissan4wheelers.com

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67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? I'm not much of a speed demon. 120 in WS6 TA and it had A LOT more left, but it wasn't my car. 98 in my Z71 (fuel cut off) 100+ in the 67, just to see if she could bust 100. I don't think I've ever had my S-10 past 77/78 mph __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

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swb85 On a budget like Fred Sanford Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 2,031	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? My camaro usually runs between 135-140 in the 1/4, that's as fast as I've been on 4 wheels. I took my old sport bike to ~150 once, but when I peeked down at the pavement and there weren't breaks between the painted lines anymore.....that was fast enough. Never did that again. __________________ '85 Silverado swb: 383 stroker, 10.5:1, vortec heads, 232/238 roller cam, RPM air gap, performer 750 carb, stainless longtubes, 3" duals/super 44's, T56/4.11 383ci build / exterior refresh thread '98 Camaro z28: 370ci twin turbo 370ci build '01 Tahoe LT 4x4: 5.3, longtubes/ory, magnaflow duals, custom tune....wife's DD Last edited by swb85; 04-07-2010 at 10:45 AM.

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Short Circuit Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Killen, Alabama Posts: 136	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? Fastest I ever went in a car was 150mph in my wife's 99 Trans Am. On a bike was 185mph on a ZX10R. I would do 145mph on the back tire on that bike. It was crazy and scary and fun at the same time....mostly crazy. I don;t know how I kept from killing myself on that bike. I have a baby now and sold the bikes and have calmed down a lot.

04-07-2010, 11:05 AM	#50
TennesseeZ Countdown Survivor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bean Station, East Tennessee Posts: 9,676	Re: What's the fastest speed you have ever gone? About 163 in the passenger seat of a Nascar stocker at Charlotte Motor Speedway, inches off the wall, on one of those (3 lap) rides you can pay for. Over 155 or so (speedo stopped at 145), in my IROC -Z playing with a new Vette on some freeway in Pennsylvania, 2001 or so. Nowadays I ride at the limit or under. __________________ 93 Yukon 89 Silverado Z71 SWB Sport 91 K 2500 Silverado "Lobuk-Worktruk" A MAN OF HONOR DOES NOT LIE, CHEAT, OR STEAL, NOR TOLERATE THOSE WHO DO. Gettin' old ain't for sissies. Last edited by TennesseeZ; 04-07-2010 at 11:05 AM.

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